Some small but important changes were made to the information given during registration to this forum. It's now made crystal clear that you must be at least 18 to join, and it makes it just as clear that you must already be registered with the story archive before you register with the forum, and that you will not be approved to join the forum until you have done so.
Also, version 3 of IP.Board has been publicly released, so when upgrade day gets closer, you'll be notified, so keep an eye out for the announcement!